Dobes stops 30 as Canadiens rally to beat Sabres 4-2

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Monday night at the Bell Centre, rallying with three third-period goals to secure their fifth win in six games. Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovsky and Jake Evans scored in the final frame after Oliver Kapanen opened the scoring, and Jakub Dobes made 30 saves to seal the victory.

Montreal took a 1-0 lead 8:29 into the first period when Kapanen finished a rush set up by Ivan Demidov. Buffalo tied the game midway through the second when Jiri Kulich scored, but the Canadiens broke the deadlock in the third. Slafkovsky knocked in his third goal of the season off a feed from defenseman Noah Dobson to make it 2-1. Hutson, pinching into the slot and receiving a pass from Alex Newhook, scored his first goal of the year at 11:38, and Evans added an empty-netter with 31 seconds remaining.

Dobes, making his third start of the season for Montreal, stopped 30 shots and stayed composed as Buffalo pushed late. Sabres goalie Alex Lyon finished with 27 saves. Buffalo’s other goal was scored by Tyler Kozak, and the Sabres saw a two-game winning streak come to an end.

Nick Suzuki and Alex Newhook each recorded two assists for Montreal. Kapanen’s goal...